"active listening" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} active listening (uncountable)
  1. The process of attending carefully to what a speaker is saying, involving such techniques as accurately paraphrasing the speaker's remarks. Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): aktiivinen kuuntelu (Finnish), écoute active [feminine] (French), Aktives Zuhören [neuter] (German), ascolto attivo [masculine] (Italian), акти́вное слу́шание (aktívnoje slúšanije) [neuter] (Russian), escucha activa [feminine] (Spanish), aktif dinleme (Turkish)
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